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Ayumi of Totsuka Ward

Last updated on December 20, 2024.

Origin of place name

According to legend, the place names of "Tozuka" have three origins: "Tomizuka", "Totsuka", and "Toyotsuka".
In addition, Tomizuka Yahata (Totsukamachi) is said to have been called "Tozuka" in the late Heian period, Shurokuro Tozuka and his descendants worked on the development of this area. .

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Christian era(Japanese calendar)

An event

1601(1601)Tokaido was established
1604(1604)Tozuka-juku was established
1856(1856)Cherry tree planting in the Kashio River
1859(1859)June 2Yokohama Port Opening
1873(1873)Opened Tomizuka Gakusha (currently Tozuka Elementary School)
(In addition, more than 20 schools are opened in the ward)
1887(1887)Established Totsuka Station with the opening of the Tokaido Line
1933(1933)Tozuka Racecourse Shunko (Yoshida-cho, later to Kumizawa-cho)
1937(1937)East Exit Totsuka Station opened
1939(1939)April 1

Seven villages in Kamakura-gun (Totsukamachi, Kawakami-mura, Toyotamura, Nakawada-mura, Hongo-mura, Seya-mura, Nakagawa-mura and Taisho-mura) merged with Yokohama to form Totsuka Ward (population: approximately 36,000 households: approximately 6,000 households).

1946(1946)October

Totsuka-ku's first welfare facility for the elderly, the Virgin's Garden Yoroin, opened (currently Harajuku 4-chome).

1947(1947)April

Five junior high schools in Okazu, Taisho, Tozuka, Nakawada, and Hongo are opened, and seven national schools in Tozuka, Toyoda, Nakawada, Kawakami, Hongo, Taisho and Okazu have become elementary schools.

1952(1952)May

Cherry tree planting begins on the Kashio River (2,000 Yoshino cherry tree seedlings)

October

Completion of water pipe laying work between Nishiya Water Purification Plant (Hodogaya Ward) and Tozuka Start water supply to 50,000 households in the area.

1955(1955)February

One-man Road is opened (Route 1 Fudozaka to Osaka Kami)

1957(1957)April

The 1st Tozuka Sakura Festival held (Kashio River Tsutsumi)

1959(1959)October

Yokohama Shindo opened (Hodogaya Ward to Kamiyabe-cho)

1962(1962)March

Telephones within the jurisdiction of the Tozuka Telegraph and Telephone Office are automatically switched from manual to automatic dialing by the operator.

1964(1964)August

Opened Yokohama Dreamland (Matanocho)

1965(1965)May

Totsuka Ward General Government Building is completed in 157-3 Totsuka-cho

1969(1969)October

Seya Ward is divided from Totsuka Ward.

1971(1971)November

Totsuka Ward is the largest population in the 14 wards (with 254,620 people overtake Tsurumi Ward)

1975(1975)October

The population of Totsuka Ward is the largest among government-designated administrative districts nationwide (339,421 people, surpassing Nishi Ward, Fukuoka City).

1977(1977)November

The 1st Tozuka Kumin Festival held

1978(1978)October

The first Tozuka district center in the ward, Tozuka public hall opened (Totsukamachi)

November

Opened Tozuka Library (Totsukamachi)

November

The 1st Tozuka Kumin cultural festival held

1980(1980)October

Higashi-Totsuka Station opens

1984(1984)April

Opened Tozuka Sports Center (Kamikuratacho)

1985(1985)April

Opening of Meiji Gakuin University Yokohama Campus (Kamikuratacho)

1986(1986)November

Opened Lapis Tozuka redevelopment building East Exit, Totsuka Station

November

Sakae Ward Izumi Ward from Totsuka Ward

1987(1987)May

Subway Totsuka Station opened

1988(1988)September

Yokohama Women's Forum opened (Kamikuratacho) (currently Gender Equality Center Yokohama)

1989(1989)October

The first Higashitotsuka administrative service corner opened in the ward, the Totsuka Regional Nursing Center opened (Kawakami-cho)

1993(1993)May

Opening of the first Kamiyabe Community Care Plaza in the city (with a facility for people with intellectual disabilities, "Deai") (Kamiyabe-cho)

1994(1994)October

Totsuka Station West Exit Redevelopment Project City Planning Decision

1996(1996)April

Full opening of Maioka Park (Maiokacho)

1999(1999)August

Subway Totsuka Station-Shonandai Station opened

2002(2002)February

Closed Yokohama Dreamland (Matanocho)

2006(2006)April

Opened Yokohama Pharmaceutical University (the site of Matanocho Dreamland)

2007(2007)March

Municipal Cemetery Memorial Green Opening (the site of Matanocho Dreamland)

October

Groundbreaking ceremony for redevelopment at West Exit Totsuka Station

2008(2008)April

Full opening of Matano Park (the site of Matanocho Dreamland)

2009(2009)March

"Totsuka inhabitant of a ward activity center" and Totsuka Ward area child care support base "Totto no Me" opened (Kawakami-cho)

April 1

The 70th anniversary of Tozuka Ward System Totsuka Ward Mascot "Unashi" was born

2010(2010)April

Completed first phase of redevelopment at West Exit Totsuka Station First Traffic Plaza (Tozuka West Exit Bus Center)

December

Completed three-dimensional construction work at Harajuku Intersection

2013(2013)February

Totsuka Ward General Government Building (16-17 Totsukacho) is completed

March

Completed West Exit redevelopment project at Totsuka Station
Totsuka Ward General Government Building (157-3 Totsuka-cho) and Totsuka Station Administrative Service Corner moved to 16-17 Totsuka-cho

2014(2014)January

Tozuka Large Railroad Crossing Deck commences general operation

2015(2015)MarchOpen Tozuka Underpass Opened Tozuka Large Railroad Crossing Closed
2019(2019)AprilThe 80th Anniversary of Tozuka Ward System

Inquiries to this page

Totsuka Ward General Affairs Department Ward Administration Promotion Division

Phone: 045-866-8321

Phone: 045-866-8321

Fax: 045-862-3054

E-Mail address [email protected]

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